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Flip the axis: Primary care rotations

KevinMD

Primary care is foundational to the U.S. Whether students are interested in medicine, nursing, social work or pharmacy — it is critical that we share the exciting aspects of primary care and then adequately prepare them to work in the field. Flip the axis: Primary care rotations originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. The line chart here illustrates one piece of the Report’s section on “Unraveling Health,” showing that primary care volumes in the U.S.

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Envisioning the delivery of true primary care telehealth

KevinMD

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted how we deliver primary care to patients. Before the pandemic, telehealth seemed to be a way to deliver urgent care for acute issues to a select group of tech-savvy patients. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Could more options push patients back to primary care?

Mobi Health News

Panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine as retail chains and virtual care players push into the space and more patients avoid primary care altogether.

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Big Idea: Primary Care Automation

Healthcare automation that gives primary care providers more time with their patients—and less on screens—can improve care for patients, increase satisfaction for providers, and deliver positive bottom-line results for system leaders.

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Bipartisan bill aims to bolster primary care workforce

FierceHealthIT

Key Senate panels have reached a bipartisan deal on a bill that aims to bolster primary care. | The package would invest more than $26 billion into primary care programs as well as initiatives to grow the healthcare workforce.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. So what is primary care, anyway? visits per 100 member-years.

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Primary Care Is Dead. Long Live Primary Care!

The primary care system is failing patients and providers. Capacity shortages have led to long wait times and physician burnout. To fix the system, we must find innovative ways to boost capacity and meet patient-consumers’ shifting expectations.